S.O.S. Staff

Friday, December 9, 2011

Violence Interrupters the focus of WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show

Crown Heights Mediation Center Director, Amy Ellenbogen, was featured on the The Brian Lehrer Show this week on WNYC to discuss the S.O.S. program and the role of Violence Interrupters and Outreach Workers in stopping gun violence in Crown Heights.

The show also profiled the work of another program that uses violence interrupters, Street Corner Resources in Harlem. Beloved a.k.a Dedric Hammond, a violence interrupter at Street Corner Resources was featured on the show as well as the subject of a story by WNYC reporter Cindy Rodriguez wrote that aired today.

Listen to the show below. Please consider making a make a year-end donation to S.O.S. To make a donation click here.

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